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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

♥ February + Pink ♥

It's snow day number two in north Texas and the coldest day on record in the last 15 years. The sleet and snow that fell on Monday night thawed a bit yesterday when the sun was out, but it all re-froze last night and today is cloudy with temperatures staying in the teens. We're staying inside today.

February is Rachel's month for the do. Good Stitches bee. She asked for wonky stars in pinks and reds. Pink is something I seem to have no shortage of.

I hope you like them, Rachel. The are making me crave some Valentine Sweet Tarts﻿!

I started this quilt back in November for my cousin's new baby. I intended it to be finished before she arrived, but she was born on January 5th and the quilt was still stuck on the design wall waiting to be assembled. I focused last night and got the top finished. I can't decide how I want to quilt this one. The last time I did meandering free-motion, it looked terrible and I don't want to mess this one up. Any suggestions for something quick and easy?

The blocks in this quilt are from an American Jane pattern called Popsicle Posies and the fabrics are an assortment from my stash.

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I would probably just do a simple crosshatch along the diagonal lines. I would just do every second block so the quilting would cross in the middles of the pinwheels. Hmmm . . maybe a double line every second square. however, i don't mind straightline quilting and am terrible at meandering. Love the colours.

How about echo quilting each segment. I think that would look really pretty! You could start on the outer most line and work in or vice versa. Start from the center and work out to the end of that segment. You could echo just a few lines instead of every 1/4 inch.

Really cute and vibrant quilt! I like to use a wavy line that is a stitch choice on my machine--I lengthen the stitch and make it a very soft wave. It looks great when you channel quilt because you can never line it up exactly and get some wonkiness that looks intentional. Good luck with your decision! Stay warm...:)

Melanie, I puchased your cheater quilt from spoonflower and was very disapointed because it faded so much after the first washing. I decided not to proceed with a cheater quilt because I did not want to put so much work into something that faded so much. I love the pattern though. sigh.